Fort Eustis when the Aviation Branch was established in 1983. USAALS has been a tenant activity at Fort Eustis since Oct. 1, 1988. The U.S. Army Aviation Warfighting Center commander at Fort Rucker, Ala., is commandant of USAALS. The school provides a key link in the chain of Army Aviation combat support systems. It is devoted exclusively to the support of the Army Aviation war fighting mission through development of training for enlisted and officer personnel. USAALS provides helicopter maintenance training of U.S. Air Force and U.S. Foreign Military Sales customers either through integrated or co-located training. The school’s primary objective is to prepare a corps of highly specialized helicopter mechanics and logisticians for deployment to Army Aviation units worldwide. This objective is accomplished through ongoing programs in aviation maintenance management, training, evaluation, and the study of future materiel and support concepts geared to the latest aviation technology. Advanced learning environment, computer-aidedinstruction and state-of-the-art electronic training devices enhance the school’s programs. In its role as the Army-wide center for aviation logistics training and development, the school meets the dynamic challenge of keeping pace with tomorrow’s sophisticated and demanding needs in aviation logistics support. The school is accredited as a Training Institute of Excellence by Headquarters, Training and Doctrine Command, by the Commission on Occupational Education and the American Council on Education.
1ST BATTALION, 222ND AVIATION REGIMENT The 1st Battalion, 222nd Aviation Regiment conducts Advanced Individual Training and Soldierization by focusing on Army values, physical conditioning, warrior tasks and battle drills, and the warrior ethos at Fort Eustis in order to provide Soldiers to the field that can immediately contribute to the combat readiness of their gaining unit. The battalion consists of a Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment plus six Advanced Individual Training companies. HHD consists of the Battalion headquarters and Battalion staff elements. HHD is responsible for providing all administrative, logistics and plans, operations, and training support to the Battalion. There are five Initial Entry Training Companies in the Battalion that provided AIT training to Soldiers arriving from Basic Combat Training. These companies include; Alpha Company, Bravo Company, Charlie Company, Delta Company and Foxtrot Company. The IET Companies’ mission is to conduct Advanced Individual Training and Soldierization by focusing on Army values, physical conditioning, warrior tasks and battle drills, and the warrior ethos at Fort Eustis in order to provide Soldiers to the field that can immediately contribute to the combat readiness of
their gaining unit. Soldiers assigned to A Company train in one of the three following military occupations specialties: AH-64 (Apache) Attack Helicopter Repairer (15R), AH-64A Armament/Electrical Repairer (15X), and AH-64D Armament/Electrical Repairer (15Y). Soldiers assigned to B Company train in one of the three following MOSs: OH-58D (Kiowa Warrior) Helicopter Repairer (15S), OH-58D Armament/Electrical/Avionics System Repairer (15J), and Avionics Mechanic (15N). Soldiers assigned to C Company train in one MOS: UH-60 Utility (Black Hawk) Helicopter Repairer (15T). Soldiers assigned to D Company train in one of the four Aviation Allied Shops MOSs: Aircraft Powerplant Repairer (15B), Aircraft Powertrain Repairer (15D), Aircraft Electrician (15F), and Aircraft Structural Repairer (15G). Soldiers assigned to F Company train in one MOS: CH47 Cargo (Chinook) Helicopter Repairer (15U). H Company is the Battalion’s only MOS-transition company. As such, its mission is to continuously provide command and control for MOS/ASI training while focusing on Army values, warrior tasks and battle drills, and the warrior ethos at Fort Eustis to provide Soldiers to the field that can immediately contribute to the combat readiness of their gaining unit. Soldiers assigned to H Company attend AIT in one of 12 Aviation MOSs: Aircraft Powerplant Repairer (15B), Aircraft Powertrain Repairer (15D), Aircraft Electrician (15F), Aircraft Structural Repairer (15G), OH-58D Armament/Electrical/Avionics System Repairer (15J), Avionics Mechanic (15N), AH-64 Attack Helicopter Repairer (15R), OH-58D Helicopter Repairer (15S), UH-60 Blackhawk Helicopter Repairer (15T), CH-47 Chinook Helicopter Repairer (15U), AH-64A Armament/Electrical Repairer (15X), and AH64D Armament/Electrical Repairer (15Y).
MARITIME & INTERMODAL TRAINING DEPARTMENT, U.S. ARMY TRANSPORTATION SCHOOL (FORWARD) The Maritime & Intermodal Training Department, U.S. Army Transportation School (Forward) provides initial and advanced maritime, rail and terminal operations training to selected Transportation Corps military and civilian personnel of the U.S. armed forces, Department of Defense and foreign governments. The MITD develops and presents programs of resident, academic and online instruction to develop its leaders, support training in units, establishes applicable standards, and builds future Army transportation capability, incorporating advanced technology and state-of-the-art equipment into its curriculum. With the relocation of the Transportation School to Fort Lee, the Maritime & Intermodal Training Department remains at Fort Eustis as the forward element, providing vital training to current and future watercraft operators, engineers,
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